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Patented June. 1, 1880.

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CHRISTIAN S. E. SPOERL AND JOHN G. SPOERL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AND GEORGE CURTIS, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

SOFA-BEDSTEAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,408, dated June 1, 1880. Application led'Deceinber '26, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, CHRISTIAN S. E. SPOERL and JOHN GEORGE SPOERL, both of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, and GEORGE CURTIS, of Jersey City, in the county ofHudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and useful Iliiprovement in Sofa-Bedsteads, which improvement is fully set forth in the following speci- Io cation, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l shows our bedstead, partly in side view and partly in section, when it is extended. Fig. 2 is a plan or top view thereof, partly in section. Fig. 3 shows the same when folded.

Similar letters indicate corresponding parts.

Our invention relates to convertible sofas and bedsteads, and it consists in the combination, with a main or sofa frame, of a seat-frame zo made in two or more sections, an inclined rest for the inner edge of the inner seat-section attached to the main frame, and bent end arms pivoted to the main frame for uniting' the inner seat-section with the adjacent section, so

z 5 that the seat-sections may be folded upon each other or spread out at will, while the inner section takes a lower or higher position, according to the state of the sections, and obtains a firm support in any position. To the 3o outer seat-section is hinged a front or face part to the sofa, carrying rigid feet for supporting the sections when they are spread out or unfolded.

In the drawings, the letter A designates the main frame; B' B2 B3, the sections of the seat-frame. The main frame A may be of any usual or suitable construction, and on the inner and lower part of its back are two or more beveled projections, C, which may, however,

4o be composed of a single piece extending' from rail to rail, forming a support for the inner edge of the inner seat-section, B', where this section is free.

The letter D designates two bent arms, one

at each end of the main frame A, which are pivoted to the main frame, as at e, and which serve to unite the inner seat-section, B', with the adjacent or middle section, B2; and f designates hinge-joints, whereby the middle seat- 5o frame section, B2, is united with the outer section, B3.

The pivoted end arms, D, allow the middle seat-section, B2, to be laid or folded on the inner section, B', and the hinge-,joiutsj' are so arranged that the outer section, B3, may then 5 5 -be folded upon the middle section, as shown in Fig. 3, while at the same time the three seat-sections may be readily spread out or eX- tended, as shown in Figs. l and 2.

Vhen the seat-sections B B2 B3 are folded 6o or unfolded the end arms, D, swing round on their pivots c, and in consequence thereof the inner section, B', moves or drops down in the folding of the sections and becomes raised when they are unfolded, so that the inner section is at different levels, according to the positions of the sections. During the up and down motions of the inner seat-section, B', just referred to, the inner edge thereof rides or travels on the beveled rest C, and it follows 7o that a support is afforded to said section in any of its positions.

In finishing our sofa-bedstead we upholster the two seat-frame sections B2 B2, and by the use of the end arms, D, the inner section, B', 75 may be brought to a level with'the upholstering when the sections are extended, while it also adapts itself' thereto when the sections are folded together.

The letter F designates a rail connected to 8o the outer edge of the outer seat-frame section, B3, by hinge-joints g, and H are legs rigidly attached to such rail. Vhen the sections B' B2 B3 are folded together this rail F takes the position shown iu Fig. 3, and constitutes a front or face part to the sofa, whereby the folded or compacted seat-frame sections are hidden from view, while when the sections are extended said rail takes the position shown in Figs. l and 2, and brings the legs H to a proper position to support the sections. We usually provide the middle or outer seat-frame section with hinged legs l', to obtain an additional or intermediate support for the sections.

lf desired, the third section, B3, of the seatframe may be dispensed with, and in that case the rail F is attached to the section B2, which then constitutes the outer seat-frame section.

The bent end arms, D, are pivoted to the IOO inner section, B', of the seat-frame, as at t', while they are rigidly attached to the adjacent section B2; but if desired the arms may be pivoted also to the section B2, in which case the last-named section may be simply lifted up and pushed in on the inner section without turning the same.

The bent arms D are respectively provided with a slot, k, containing` the pivot t, for at taching' the saine to the inner seat-frame section, B. When the seat-frame sections are folded or unfolded the pivot i moves to the respective ends of the slot k, and by this means the inner section, B', is brought to the lowest possible position, when the sections are folded, without occupying a eorrespolnlingly elevated position when they are unfolded.

That we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination, with the main frame having 011 the inner lower part of its back a lixed support inclined downward toward the foot ofthe frame, of the inner and outer scat-sections and the end arms attached at one end to the outer seat-section and having' a pivotal connection with the main frame and with the inner seat-section, substantially as shown and described, whereby the free and disconnected rear edge of the inner section is supported by and moves on the fixed inclined supportin folding or unfolding the outer seatsection, all substantially as shown. and dcscribed.

2. In a sofa-bedstead, the combination, with the main frame, of a seat-frame made in three sections and a sofa front or face hinged to the outer section and carrying` rigid feet for supporting` the sections when they are extended, substantially as described.

ln testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands and seals this 18th day oi' December, 1879.

CHRISTIAN S. SPOERL. [n s] JOHN GEORGE srornt. [n s] GEORGE CURTIS, [n Witnesses:

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